Ilona Andrews, #1 New York Times bestselling author, continues her spellbinding series set in the Hidden Legacy world where magic controls everything…except the hearts of those who wield it.
As Prime magic users, Catalina Baylor and her sisters have extraordinary powers—powers their ruthless grandmother would love to control. Catalina can earn her family some protection working as deputy to the … her family some protection working as deputy to the Warden of Texas, overseeing breaches of magic law in the state, but that has risks as well. When House Baylor is under attack and monsters haunt her every step, Catalina is forced to rely on handsome, dangerous Alessandro Sagredo, the Prime who crushed her heart.
The nightmare that Alessandro has fought since childhood has come roaring back to life, but now Catalina is under threat. Not even his lifelong quest for revenge will stop him from keeping her safe, even if every battle could be his last. Because Catalina won’t rest until she stops the use of the illicit, power-granting serum that’s tearing their world apart.
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OK, I’ve read everything the duo has written (except for the Kinsman series) more than once and listened to all of the Kate Daniels and the 5 Hidden legacy books (yes, including this one) in audio. Magic Strikes may even be my favorite book EVER. But this book bored me and for the first time had me going what? where did that come from? The story had some interesting thoughts about what magic can lead a person to do, incorporated it into a novel story line and used the setting of the Pit which readers are familiar with from Nevada’s book (where was Cherry though?). It just missed the mark for me. It just wasn’t exciting despite the big, big action. Quite frankly, I don’t care about Catalina and don’t find her or her relationship with Alessandro interesting.
I know I’ll get boos on this, but the Andrews do not write the romance portion of their books well. Catalina and Alessandro spend no time talking and relating so the reader can develop an interest in them as a couple (at least this reader) unlike Nevada and Rogan or Kate and Curran (in most of those books, Kate and Curran don’t spend that much time together, it’s more of a build up between all of the books which Catalina and Alessandro aren’t going to get). I don’t read UF for the romance so that would be fine, but this is marketed as a PNR.
I will read the next book because I’ll be able to get it from the library like this one, but I’m not anxiously awaiting it like I am The Blood Heir/Ryder.
I pledge my loyalty to House Baylor! This series just keeps getting better and better.